Vikram sends images of the far side of Moon ahead of landing

The lander module of Chandrayaan-3 established communication with its predecessor, Chandrayaan-2, confirming the spacecraft's good health.

The lander module of Chandrayaan-3 established two-way communication with the orbiter of its predecessor, Chandrayaan-2, on Monday, confirming the “good health” of the spacecraft, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) said as the agency prepares for landing on August 23.

A combo photo of the Lunar far side area from the Chandrayaan-3 Mission captured by the Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera on Monday. (ISRO Twitter)

“Chandrayaan-3 Mission: ‘Welcome, buddy!’ Ch-2 orbiter formally welcomed Ch-3 LM,” Isro said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

“Two-way communication between the two is established. MOX (Mission Operations